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The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club.
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition in book form. Good +. Octavo (22 cm) xiv, [2], 609 pages, and 43 plates. Extra engraved title page. In full tan polished calf, marbled edges. Binding worn at edges and along joints. Old bookplate, old ownership autograph. Frontispiece, engraved title, and most plates toned and vignetted, with foxing present on many. Otherwise a good sound copy.
First edition with following points of issue: "S. Veller" on page 342, line 5; "this friends" on page 400, line 21; imperfect letter "f" in headline on page 342. Signboard on the engraved title reads "Weller" where "Veller" might indicate a first state, but a penciled note on the front blank reads "the 'w' version is frequently found in copies which otherwise have plates in the first issue."
First edition with following points of issue: "S. Veller" on page 342, line 5; "this friends" on page 400, line 21; imperfect letter "f" in headline on page 342. Signboard on the engraved title reads "Weller" where "Veller" might indicate a first state, but a penciled note on the front blank reads "the 'w' version is frequently found in copies which otherwise have plates in the first issue."
Synopsis
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers ) is the first novel published by Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club catapulted the 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr. Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humor & literary invention The novel was published in 19 issues over 20 months by Chapman and Hall, London in 1836. After the publication the widow of illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book.
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6698
- Title
- The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in book form
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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- Octavo
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- Bookplate
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